The 100 Innings of Baseball Spectacular was born in 2004 with the arrival of Curt Schilling to the Boston Red Sox as a fundraiser for Curt's Pitch for ALS program to aid the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease. The world's longest game continues 100 straight innings and lasts about 33 consecutive hours, and to date has raised just about $700,000.

The 14th Annual game in 2017 supports ALS through The Angel Fund. Walter Bentson, our umpire chief, continues his ALS fight. This game helped inspire Pete Frates, the Boston College baseball player and internet sensation responsible for the most succesful viral social media campaign in history: The Ice Bucket Challenge.

Our ALS partner in 2017 is the Angel Fund Rich "Ratt" Kennedy, has been president of the Angel Fund for 20 years. Ratt lost his father to ALS, then his youngest brother to ALS in 1995. He’s worked tirelessly raising money for Dr. Brown and his staff at UMass Medical Center at the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research. In a cruel twist of fate, Ratt, while training for his 31st Boston Marathon in January of 2016 began getting a tingling in his legs. This sensation progressed over the next several weeks and his worst nightmare was realized when he was diagnosed with ALS in April of 2016 carrying the familia gene.

The past six 100 inning games, Ratt has been alongside Walter Bentson, our umpire chief also diagnose with ALS, the entire duration of the game.

Back will be the group of about 10 insane players who have played all 100 innings of all previous 13 games. We’ll have our usual 15 6-man umpiring crews from throughout Mass rotating in every 2 hours supporting Walter, who will put on the umpiring gear at midnight for his annual appearance behind the plate.

Here's to the ballers who were there into the 75th inning when Mother Nature told all the boys and girls to stop playing ball and to come inside because it was way past bedtime. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

Thanks to all who played and contributed, including Dr. Robert Brown of UMass Medical Center and the Cecil B. Day Labortory who threw out the first pitch.

The world's longest game played its 1,000th inning, completing it's 10th straight year of 100 Innings of Baseball. This year, 21 Iron Men played the entire game, setting a record. Fundraising for ALS, this year via The Angel Fund, has surpassed $560,000. Thank you to all the players, umpires, sponsors and contributors who have pitched in to make this game a success over the last decade!

Chris Deane and Tom Trull earned co-MVP honors for their dish work, each catching more innings than knee-savers ever could have ever expected when they created their product. Well done, fellas.

More than 100 players and 90 umpires from across a dozen leagues in New England completed the 9th annual 100 Innings of Baseball, including Boston Red Sox legend Lou Merloni. Since the game's inception, the game has supported ALS and has raised more than $500,000 – with proceeds this year supporting The Angel Fund. Walter Bentson, chief umpire and this year's event organizer, was diagnosed 11 years ago with ALS – and spent the midnight shirt with his customary half inning behind the dish. Appropriately, Team Walter defeated Team Bentson, 90-80, in 100 innings, after overcomming a 22-run deficit earlier in the in the 3-straight-hour affair.

Over the course of the game, Bill "Spaceman" Lee pitched twice, sporting the oldtimer glove and uniform worn by the Hollywood Stars. Gehrig Schilling, son of Red Sox legend Curt Schilling, and named after Lou Gehrig, pitched the 95th through 99th innings with support from his Medfield team, and recorded the hold in a tight ballgame. About 100 ballplayers participated in the game, including 16 players competing in all 100 innings. Other game highlights include a grandslam by Ryan Bere of the MABL Blue Jays, and the complete game from Bobby DeAngelis of Rutland, Vermont who played a 200-inning game earlier this season to set the new Guinness World Record. [More photos.]

Red Sox’ legend Curt Schilling threw his 7th annual 100 Innings of Baseball to raise money for ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Curt named his son after Lou Gehrig. This year, from innings 96 to 99, the 15-year-old Gehrig Schilling took the diamond, joined by his Medfield teammates, as Curt Schilling managed the squad. The game was at Adams Field in Quincy, MA.

Curt Schilling coaches 3rd Base.
Gehrig Schilling on second base.

Gehrig Schilling pitches the
top of 99th inning.

For the first time in the game’s history, it was won in walk-off fashion. With the score tied 72-72 in the bottom of the 100th inning, Chad Griffiths of the MABL Boston Tigers drove in his teammate Dan Field to win the game dramatically. Notes:

Gehrig Schilling was thrown out at the plate on a bang-bang play in the top of the 99th inning attempting to gain the go ahead run. He then pitched the bottom of the 99th scorelessly to send the tie game to the 100th inning.

Bryan Curran of the Yawkey League’s McKay Club Beacons was the only player to homer in the game, and he did it twice.

Walter Bentson umpired an inning at exactly midnight, as has been his custom in the 100 inning game.

Brent Campbell of the Men’s Adult Baseball League’s Blue Jays pitched the first 30 innings of the game and recorded 21 strikeouts.

The approximate 150 adult amateur players playing came from more than a dozen amateur baseball leagues across Greater Boston. In addition to Team Medfield, the teenage players came from the Newton Central Little League team and The Stable Baseball Academy in Woburn. 19 “Iron Men” played all 100 innings.

2010 proceeds benefit ALS and the Walter Bentson Scholarship Fund, a fund that supports the children of PALS (patients of ALS) for their higher education. Walter Bentson is president of the Boston Park League, the oldest amateur baseball league in the country, and is also the Umpire Chief of several amateur baseball leagues. He also has ALS. See photos. Read the Press Release.

For the sixth straight year, players from across more than a dozen different baseball leagues, including the Boston Men's Baseball League, Park, Yawkey, Cranberry, MIBL and BABL completed the Annual 100 Innings of Baseball Spectacular. Overall fundraising has approached $500,000 for Curt's Pitch for ALS, the charity of legend Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox. More than 100 players suited up over the course of the 2009 game, and 22 iron men played the entire game, all 31 straight hours, without a wink of sleep in between. These men are:

This Labor Day weekend, players from the Boston Men's Baseball League, Park, Yawkey, Cranberry, MIBL, BABL and several other local leagues successfully completed the 5th Annual 100 Innings of Baseball Spectacular to raise funds for Curt's Pitch for ALS, the charity of legend Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox.

Curt and Shonda Schilling were on hand Saturday afternoon to thank the participants for their support and to offer some words. After watching Mike Pollak of the MABL White Sox get hit by a pitch, Curt heckled: "Don't worry. That should feel better by the 70th inning."

When Curt addressed the players in attendance he also joked about the physical condition of some of the athletes saying: "Being here makes me want to work harder in the off season. I'm seeing some bodies around here that I don't want to resemble."

The big hitter appears to be Neil Sisson of the Medford Angels, one of 11 athletes to play all 100 innings. Sisson led all 100 Inning batters by going 18 for 34 at a .529 clip. Dave Joseph of the Brockton A's was the hero on the mound, tossing more than 35 of the 100 innings!

100 Innings players on Saturday with Curt Schilling at Adams Field in Quincy

This Memorial Day Weekend, we once again partnered with the ALS Association MA Chapter and Curt's Pitch for ALS to play the 4th Annual 100 Innings of Baseball Spectacular. Curt Schilling's wife Shonda even pitched on Saturday afternoon.

Teams and players from the Boston Men's Baseball League, Yawkey League, Park League, MIBL and Bambuu Leagues all participated and helped bring the fundraising total close to $400,000 since the game's inception. 100 Inning Games are also in planning stages in Rhode Island, Houston, Texas, and Omaha, Nebraska for 2008.

The 3rd Annual 100 Innings of Baseball lasted exactly 100 innings and lasted about 31 straight hours. More than 100 players suited up to play, and 22 players participated the entire game, including umpire Walt Bentson.

Down 65-66 in the 97th inning, Matt Dumas delivered a 2-RBI single to give Team Stamina a 67-66 lead, one they would not relinquish. Team Stamina went on to defeat Team Endurance, 69-66. Dumas also had the first hit of the game, 96 innings earlier in the top of the 1st. John Silk was the winning pitcher of record. Of note, Shonda Schilling (Curt's wife) pitched the 94th inning for Team Endurance, allowing 1 earned run off a hit batsman and a double.

For the second straight year, local ball players teamed up with Curt Schilling and The ALS Association, Massachusetts Chapter to hold a 100 inning baseball game. 175 players ultimately suited up and played in the marathon game to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, MA -- home of the Brockton Rox professional baseball club. In fact, 21 players played all 100 innings! Ballplayers were primarily from Boston, but also came from Maryland, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine and even Canada to play.

Here's what Curt Schilling had to say:

"On behalf of Shonda and myself, we want to take the time to thank you all for your efforts in once again making the 100 Innings of Baseball Spectacular a huge success. We want you to know that we sincerely appreciate you all putting your weekend on hold and your bodies on the line to get together for such an amazing purpose, though I must say, you guys who played all 100 Innings must be a little crazy!

In just two years time, this event is responsible for raising over $200,000 that
will go directly toward helping patients and families that are battling with ALS.
It is through the generosity, hard work, and creativity of people like yourselves
that we are able to slowly and surely get closer to the light at the end of the tunnel
and ultimately eliminate this horrible disease. We wish you all good luck with your
upcoming season and thank you again from the bottom of our heart."

Boston local amateur baseball players teamed up with Curt Schilling and The ALS Association, Massachusetts Chapter by holding what SABR confirmed is the longest baseball game ever played -- 101 innings. 183 players ultimately suited up and played in the record-breaking game to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease. Ballplayers were primarily from the BMBL, but also came from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine and even Canada to play.

By raising donations, players earned contributions toward their league fees, as well as prizes, such as signed Red Sox jerseys, invitations to a private party held by Curt Schilling, Reebok cleats, Donruss baseball cards, Red Sox Green Monster seats, and much more. Corporate sponsors donated food and drink, and included Stop & Shop, Red Bull and Cafenation. Hundreds of other corporate and personal sponsors made financial contributions.

Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox' wife Shonda was in attendance on Sunday. Shonda went 1 for 1 with a single up the middle, scoring the 95th run in the bottom of the 93rd inning for Team Stamina. Curt Schilling was unable to attend, as the Red Sox were battling the Yankees all weekend.